Africa

Bosasso (Somalia): Gunmen stormed a hotel in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region on Wednesday, killing four guards, a senior official and an IS...

Mogadishu: Somali lawmakers gathered behind the blast walls of the capital's airport on Wednesday to elect their president, after months of delays and...

Mogadishu: About three blasts, possibly from mortar bombs, echoed on Tuesday across the Somali capital where the authorities had imposed a security lock...

Lilongwe: Malawi's High Court on Tuesday granted Madonna permission to adopt twins from the Southern African country, a judiciary spokesman said. The US...

Lagos: Hundreds of Nigerians marched through the streets of Lagos calling for a change of government on Monday, a rare show of public dissent that reflected...

Abuja: Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday asked parliament to extend his medical leave, his office said in a statement, after he took two...

Juba: Fresh clashes broke out around South Sudan's second-largest city of Malakal on Tuesday, a rebel spokesman and a government official said, the...

Addis Ababa: Morocco rejoined the club of African states on Tuesday, 33 years after quitting, bringing one of Africa's largest economies into the fold...

Addis Ababa: African Union leaders chose Chad's candidate to chair the 54-nation body on Monday at a summit where the divisive issues of Africa's...

Mogadishu: Militants rammed a car bomb into the gate of a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Wednesday and stormed inside, killing at least 15...